The Battle for Gaza City
Gaza City, one of the last two Hamas strongholds, is the target of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in an ongoing operation. It is a large metropolitan area stretching from Shati, the historic refugee camp...
Rimal
‘They May Not Have a Choice but To Militarily Defeat Them’: Rubio Acknowledges Israel’s Dilemma as Gaza City Ground Invasion Begins
Gaza City Ground Operation Gets Underway: The IDF on September 16 began its highly anticipated ground incursion into Gaza City following over 850 airstrikes throughout the past...
Flash Briefs
1.1 million vaccines administered in Gaza via Israel-facilitated campaign
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which coordinates humanitarian aid entering Gaza, said on November 6 that 1.1 million vaccines...
Op-eds
What can we learn from a month of IDF fighting in Jabalya?
What does this month-long operation tell us about Hamas and the war in Gaza?
Op-eds
IDF pushes to weaken Hamas in north Gaza
Israeli forces are seeking to uncover Hamas’s terrorist infrastructure in Jabaliya in northern Gaza while also trying to cut off the group in other areas. The current challenges facing the Israel Defense...
Op-eds
Hamas has moved its command centers into Gazan schools
In the last two months of the war, the IDF has carried out strikes on almost twenty Hamas command and control centers located in schools.
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: October 2, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Iran Strikes Israel with Ballistic Missiles; IDF: ‘We Will React When and Where We Decide’ | IDF Kills Two Hezbollah Commanders in Targeted Strikes on Tuesday | More Than 150 Terrorist...
Israel at War Situation Report
UNRWA Headquarters Among Buildings Targeted in IDF Sweep of Terrorist Centers in Gaza City
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a major raid against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) targets in several Gaza City districts on July 8. In what appeared to be one...
Flash Briefs
What two months of Hamas use of UN sites tells us
As the war continues into a less intense phase it is worth looking back at the extent of Hamas illegal use of UN facilities, including schools, because it appears systematic and on a large scale.
Op-eds
Israeli forces enter Gaza City neighborhoods to target terrorist infrastructure
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a new operation in portions of Gaza City on July 8. A raid by troops from the IDF’s 99th Division targeted several neighborhoods that fan out from Gaza’s...
Op-eds
Hamas Stole Millions From Gaza Bank, Internal Document Reveals
Israel’s Arabic language spokesperson on May 29 revealed an internal Hamas document showing how the terrorist group orchestrated the theft of hundreds of millions of shekels from...
Flash Briefs
Israel SitRep: April 19, 2024
Today’s Issue: IDF Continues Pinpoint Gaza Operation, Eliminating Terrorists and Destroying Tunnel Shafts | IDF Announces Targeted Killing of Hamas Internal Security Officer | IAF Destroys 25 Targets...
Israel at War Situation Report
Israel Arrests Terrorists Hiding in School in Northern Gaza
Israeli soldiers arrested Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists hiding in a school in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on April 17. “Over...
Flash Briefs
Israel SitRep: March 18, 2024
Today’s Issue: IDF Raids Shifa Hospital in Gaza, Calls on Area Residents to Evacuate | At Weekly Israeli Cabinet Meeting, Netanyahu Rejects International Pressure to End the War | IDF Chief of Staff...
Israel at War Situation Report
IDF Uncovers 10-km Tunnel in Gaza
A network of Hamas tunnels underneath a Gaza hospital and a university, including a 10 km (6.2 mile) long tunnel, was revealed by Israeli forces on February 26. The tunnel network...
Flash Briefs
Israel faces Hezbollah threat as US Secretary of Defense arrives
After an Israeli reservist soldier was killed on December 16 by a Hezbollah drone along the northern border, Iran-backed Hezbollah launched several more attacks on Israel on December 18 as US Secretary...
Op-eds
Israel-Hamas war: How quickly can Hamas recover from Gaza defeat?
Hamas units in northern Gaza have been surrounded. They have been pushed out of numerous neighborhoods such as Sheikh Ijlin, Shait, Beit Hanoun, Rimal, parts of Zaytun and Jabalya.
Op-eds
Hostages at center of Israel’s focus
“Since the beginning of the war, we have been working relentlessly for the release of the hostages, including using increased pressure since the start of the ground incursion,” Israeli Prime Minister...
Op-eds
What do we know about hospitals in north Gaza? – explainer
The hospitals in the Gaza Strip have become a main point of contention on the international stage as Israel's invasion of the Hamas-run enclave continues. Here's what we know about them.
Op-eds
Egypt, Iran and the Current Escalation in the Gaza Strip
The current round of conflict between Israel and militant groups in Gaza did not occur because of a lack of mediation. It occurred in spite of such efforts. The current rocket barrages began last w...